Poll -- What Do You Do With The Option In Late Feb?

[oldunclemark]

1. Pick up the option.

2. Trade the #1 pick for a king's ransom (a Laron Landry type of player + a pick), or multiple picks in the draft.

3. Draft Kellen Moore who is just as good as Andrew Luck and a fraction of the cost.

4. ???

5. Profit!

Gilmore has the best plan right here. Mr. Polian!...Mr. Irsay! Pay attention.

[super8todd]

I say we at least pick up the option and trade Peyton for 2 future 1st rounders. This makes the most sense out of all the options available of what do with Peyton Vs. Luck.

[gilmoreag]

Gilmore has the best plan right here. Mr. Polian!...Mr. Irsay! Pay attention.

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic :unsure:

But I do believe with as deep of a QB draft as this one is going to be, you don't HAVE to take Luck. Kellen Moore has had just as good a college career as Luck with comparable schedules (Boise St. might actually win out as they play a really tough out of conference schedule.)

[mightisright]

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic :unsure:

But I do believe with as deep of a QB draft as this one is going to be, you don't HAVE to take Luck. Kellen Moore has had just as good a college career as Luck with comparable schedules (Boise St. might actually win out as they play a really tough out of conference schedule.)

Agreed. Do whatever gives us a decent later QB pick, and leverages as many good picks on the D as we can possibly get. Where would we be this year (even with Painter) if we actually had a good defense? If Manning;s not a clear decision, opt out and resign him later when they have a good idea of whether he's capable of coming back. Isn't that what he himself suggested? Use the money we'd save in the salary cap to get a GREAT shutdown corner and linebacker on FA. Hire new DC. Okay, just got carried away dreaming.....

[Andy]

Gotta look at it this way:

Which option gives us the best chance of winning

and that's this option:

Exercise the option -- Cap space be darned but go ahead and draft Luck (if he's available) just in case

[ColtsBlueFL]

You decline the option, but hopefully you renegotiated a new deal that is incentive heavy and keep him on the roster.

[braveheartcolt]

Option 4 for me. Firstly we keep the FO and all our current coaching staff. We keep Peyton whether he can play or not. Then we draft 3 running backs and 3 centres and hope for the best. Business as normal really.

[Pombi]

I think saying what you propose "automatically makes us a SB contender for the next couple of years" is a big stretch. Do you think the team, as it is constructed right now, is a Super Bowl quality team?

Manning didn't prove anything to you about carrying bad defenses in 2006 eh?